Botswana vs South Africa: Millet yields
Botswana
0.2995 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
South Africa
0.4894 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Botswana rank
84th
South Africa rank
82nd
Millet yields over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4894 tonnes per hectare against 0.2995 tonnes per hectare in Botswana, a difference of 0.1899 tonnes per hectare.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.6 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 89 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5166 tonnes per hectare | 0.6126 tonnes per hectare | 0.096 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.2281 tonnes per hectare | 0.6818 tonnes per hectare | 0.4537 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.161 tonnes per hectare | 0.6818 tonnes per hectare | 0.5208 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.2008 tonnes per hectare | 0.5498 tonnes per hectare | 0.3489 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.1847 tonnes per hectare | 0.5408 tonnes per hectare | 0.3561 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.2952 tonnes per hectare | 0.4912 tonnes per hectare | 0.196 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3451 tonnes per hectare | 0.4894 tonnes per hectare | 0.1443 tonnes per hectare | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher millet yields, Botswana or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4894 tonnes per hectare against 0.2995 tonnes per hectare in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in millet yields between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.1899 tonnes per hectare, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for millet yields?
- Botswana ranks 84th and South Africa ranks 82nd of 89 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Millet yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.